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| Kennedy Harris breaks up ice for the Huskies. |
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team
never gets upset when a few bounces go their way.
On Friday night at the ancient Rutherford Rink, the Huskies
built a 3-0 on the Mount Royal University Cougars due to some positive bounce
breaks. From there, the hosts ultimately hung on for a 3-2 victory to end a
two-game skid.
The Huskies, who are rated 10th in the U Sports
top 10 rankings, jumped ahead 1-0 just before the midway point of the first
period, when a seeing-eye point shot from offensive defender Leah Bohlken found
the back of the goal. The two clubs played a fairly even opening 20 minutes,
where the Huskies held a 9-7 edge in shots.
Just 2:10 into the second period, the Dogs went ahead 2-0 thanks
to a positive bounce goal from fourth-year forward Kennedy Harris. Harris was
trying to centre the puck from the right corner of the offensive zone and
managed to bank the puck off the legs of Cougars goalie Zoe DeBeauville into
the net.
A short time after that tally, the Huskies went up 3-0
thanks to some good awareness from third-year utility player Brooke Patron, who
was playing on the U of S’s top line. After Huskies star winger Kaitlin
Willoughby was stopped on a drive to the Cougars goal, Patron found the puck
loose in the crease and popped it home to give her side a three-goal edge.
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| Kori Herner circles with the puck in the offensive zone for the Huskies. |
At that point, the Huskies started playing at a faster pace.
They almost picked up their fourth goal on a two-on-one. Feisty forward Brooklyn
Haubrich found a pinching Bohlken alone on the left side of the Cougars goal
with a perfect pass, but Bohlkin was stoned by Pincott.
The Cougars managed to gain some traction before the second
frame ended, when Sarah Weninger picked up her fourth tally of the season to
cut the Huskies edge to 3-1.
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| Jasey Book makes a stop in goal for the Huskies. |
During a net scramble, Gabreille Seper picked up the rebound
from a Weninger shot to cut the host’s lead to 3-2.
That was as close as the Cougars would get in their search
for the equalizer.
Book slammed the door shut making 12 stops in the third period and 24 saves overall in the contest. The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats midget AAA team grad has won both of her starts with the U of S.
Book slammed the door shut making 12 stops in the third period and 24 saves overall in the contest. The Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats midget AAA team grad has won both of her starts with the U of S.
The Huskies improve to 6-3 with the win. The Cougars fall to
2-5-2.
The two teams go at it again on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the
Rutherford Rink.
Huskies men’s team thumped on the road
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| Jordon Cooke and the Huskies had a rough night in Calgary. |
Taking on the Mount Royal University Cougars, who are rated
seventh in the U Sports top 10 rankings, the Huskies gave up four goals in the
second period to fall behind 4-0. The Cougars cruised through the third period
to post a 6-0 victory in Calgary.
Cam Maclise, Luke Simpson, Jesse Lees and Jamal Watson all
netted singles for the Cougars in the second. David Stephens and Matthew Brown
rounded out the scoring for the host side in the third.
Colin Cooper stopped all 25 shots he faced to pick up the
shutout win in goal for the Cougars. Jordon Cooke turned away 18-of-23 shots
starting and taking the loss in goal for the Huskies. Backup Daniel Wapple
stopped 6-of-7 shots making a relief appearance for the visitors.
The Huskies, who were rated second in the U Sports top 10
rankings, fell to 6-2-1. The Cougars improved to 5-2.
The two teams face each other again on Saturday in Calgary.
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